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THE A. u. G. r. NJ.
The Springfield Meeting Reports, Reso
IutiOuS and Debate.

THE A. ". g. II. NJ.
The Springfield Meeting Reports, Reso-
lutions aud Debate.
The pith of the majority report of the
committee on DR.. Alden's report was as
follows: 1t is our opinion that the pru
dental committee deserves high com
mendation for its faithfulness in its work,
and that in those cases in which the can
Iiidates failed to receive appointments the
result was the only Que consistent with
the action of the board concerning mis-
sionary appointments at its last annual
meeting.
We recommend the adoption of the fol.
lowing resolutions;
RESOLVED, First, that we consider it a reason
Eorprotouud gratitude 10 God that so much
OF enthus lastic devotion to the cause of mis-
silns has be N awakened among the young
mon aud young womcn Of our land, ami! that
this board has been : amply sustained IN It's
demand for funds and for lNnOrcrs.
second, That the board udhercS to the posi-
ton taken at the last annuai meeting at Des
Moincs concerning the doctrine OF future o.
bstIon, re3llir.nS its uttcrlnccs made At that
time, and accepts the Interpretation OF the
prudential committee rs the true intcrpreta-
Third That we recommend to the pruden-
Jill committee an inhabited carcfunes IN
guarding the board from any cOmmittal to
the approval of that doctrine.
GEORGE ~ BOAEDNAN, A. B. ROBBlNs,
GEORGE II. LEAVIrT, f.. :. JONES and j,
IN 9lICh NEl'
THE MINORITY REPORT.
The minority of the committee on Dr.
Al4en's report said This society is not a
synod ii j. not body empowered by
the Congre Latioual churches to define or
thodoXy for them Its missionaries are
TO hold the evangelical faith, but the
t,oa cd must Ike other means of ascertain.
5up the soundness of candidates than by
rra,,i,,cr cre.d, or oil nj. INV ono of tho
49, e1o,,,rt,,,,,t, ~ tI,ooIa1,, T,lat is ~
great "eP'i ''iie"u' " 'neolosS' ia. 10
WORK which must be done, II 1t Is done ALL
by ecclesiastical assemblies, authorized by
the churches to undertake. so dif1icult and
-a-.,,,,,,,,l,1 ,,,,,,, M, ,,,,o,ioo,, ~
res Polsl"ie "olA' ! nc Ai,erican poaru
As great Ceh'ral' organized agency lor
carrying forward the work of foreign mis-
SiOns, mainly, If not exclusively for the
Cohgre gatlouai church1s. 1t 1t should be
misled into the performances of work, such,
for example, as pertains to general as
sembly III the PreSOJ terrain church, we
should have what is equivalent to cen
tral authority, euunciating definitions
of doctrine, with the effect of attaching
stigma 50 dissent; and yet that central
authority would not be body of repre-
seEtatatives, but self perpetuating, close
corporation, chartered by a State. 1t
seems clear, therefore, that the board,
under its present constitution, should re
fraln from sending to the prudential com
mittee specific doctrinal instructions
either on one side or the other of existing
tiOctrinal controversies.
II follows that we do not approve of the
proposal, IN whatever form it may be
made, to direct the committee 10 refuse
ali candidates ipr the MISSIONARY work VINO
are taVorapiX !hcllntu To otaer views re-
speeding the heather that die without
having known Of tho vp-pgl than tho-.
tn which the recently r,.i-r,ei rnnlidates
go baen ,.s,,,,irsi 10 a,yI,.ii
Ia y pe0 AZ y va e,t ~ 80 Ino'
ueh hlSuy lihpoFJaUl questions re-
iaJ!Eg TO theological doctrine or To the
duet Of the missionary work. mr.. i'm debate
tho uruder,ial connittne shoniI moi w.
made mn avrlnsivelv Of adharnnts nf ,ns
&c ~ ~ " VI; - 4! ~ ~ va ~
oiduferinG parties DUTY ahu eNpeaiency
RNke olctale lhaI there saould pca Ialr
representation III the committee OF both
sides We believe that a yrent.r degree
of harmony am lng the supporters of the
boarJ anT frnnti+1anre In 'tGn evacn+ive
- -, MANLY i - wy - - We
Jill 7'S, "V'''' 'V IHc i0H'I''' ANU thd1 III
serious eNll Wo'iu tnsUe RON IN arrange
Wten.C Conversational, have spoken as
a de, pmiuHtiou they have manifested
Cath,lic yari.5ajic3j slirit The Roston
,Intl.n,I ,onrc;j j., iur5 PROV eottinr,
Ia NJ ~ GouuC.l ~ Ioo', "tIel SeuUllS
Lori me IunuaihehlaI truths OF the gos-
pei mus SPEAKS we declare thaI we
.trufhs. With them, we will carry the
gospel into every part of this land, and
VIII ineh we VIII go lnlo All lhe World'
tnr,. , : from This catholic eva1oelicaI
spirit let there be no "new departure ~ 1t
Is IL this. spirit that we recommend the
pa99ase Vi Iue following resolutions
ne his ho hnard nnr the ppSo ut
tee is n any sense theological COURT settle
d2c ~ val PGn11s o OF belief c,u, no.os and
comments the statement Of the manual Tor
missionary candidates that 1T Is glorious
ieaIiy the en- nessag S Of mi3sionares ' ta the
heather are those in which all evangelical
Dole Sgree AM" IL W You nave ils
sent 10 preach ana teach these essential truths
Of Christianity.